1930 State of the Union Address

Speech by US President Herbert Hoover February 2026 February 2025 1930 State of the Union Address 1930 12 02 House Chamber, United States Capitol Washington, D.C. State of the Union Address Herbert HooverCharles CurtisNicholas Longworth Format Written Previous 1929 State of the Union Address Next 1931 State of the Union Address The 1930 State of the Union Address was delivered by President Herbert Hoover on December 2, 1930, in the second year of his presidency and during the early stages of the Great Depression. Hoover focused on the government's response to the economic crisis, which included promoting voluntary cooperation between businesses, labor, and government to avoid mass unemployment and wage cuts. He reported that many businesses had maintained wages, which helped preserve the country’s buying power.Annual Message to Congress (1930) https://millercenter.org/the-presidency/presidential-speeches/december-2-1930-second-state-union-address Miller Center 2024-09-11 Hoover highlighted the administration’s efforts to encourage businesses to maintain wages and prevent mass layoffs, stating, "In a large sense these undertakings have been adhered to, and we have not witnessed the usual reductions of wages which have always heretofore marked depressions." He pointed out that maintaining wages had helped preserve the buying power of the country and minimize industrial strife.1930 State of the Union Address https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/annual-message-the-congress-the-state-the-union-22 The American Presidency Project 2024-09-11 Hoover also praised the expansion of public works programs as a key part of the government's response to rising unemployment, noting that the "expansion of public construction... has resulted in the expansion of public construction to an amount even above that in the most prosperous years." He highlighted how federal, state, and local governments, as well as private industries, were contributing to construction and betterment projects, which helped to absorb some of the workforce affected by the economic downturn.Annual Message to Congress (1930) https://millercenter.org/the-presidency/presidential-speeches/december-2-1930-second-state-union-address Miller Center 2024-09-11 Internationally, Hoover addressed the global nature of the economic depression, attributing part of the crisis to overproduction of key commodities, political instability, and economic struggles in other nations. He expressed optimism that the U.S., with its strong resources and self-sustaining economy, would "lead the march of prosperity" once the global economy recovered.Herbert Hoover's State of the Union Address, 1930 https://ballotpedia.org/Herbert_Hoover%27s_State_of_the_Union_Address,_1930 Ballotpedia 13 September 2024 en References Herbert Hoover's Second State of the Union Address 1930 State of the Union Address 1929 State of the Union Address 1931 State of the Union Address State of the Union addresses 1 1930 Category:Speeches by Herbert Hoover Category:Presidency of Herbert Hoover Category:71st United States Congress State of the Union Address State of the Union Address State of the Union Address State of the Union Address Category:December 1930 in the United States State of the Union Category:1930s State of the Union addresses